Combination carbon-cleaner.



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COMBINATION CARBON-CLEANER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 8, 193.9.

Application sied January 9,1918. serial No. 211,091.

' To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ORVILLE J. Pinon, a citizen of the United States,iresiding at Chico, in the county of Butte, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Carbon- Cleaners; and I do declare the following to be a clear, full, and exact description of the same, reference being had t0 the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of ref ere'ne marked thereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in paraphernalia used in connection with internal combustion engines, particularly that type used` in motor vehicles. The object of the invention is .to produce a combination structure which will be utilized to both keep the engine comparatively free of carbon deposits and at the saine time aid in attaining perfect combustion of the fuel within the engine and thusniaterially lessen the possi* bility of carbon being deposited therein,

A further object of the invention is to maintain a continuous cleansing action within the engine cylinders whenever the engine is in operation and in addition to this provide a means whereby a thorough cleansing of theJ engine of all carbon deposits may be had at predetermined times. The 'saine mechanism may also be used for priming the engine for starting purposes, or for accelerat'ing the speed or for controlling .the grade of explosive mixture admitted .to-the engine. All of these things go to both enhance the efficiency of the engine and at the same time keep it free and'clear of carbon which is always a disturbing element.

A still further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device and yet one lwhich will be exceedingly efective for the purpose for which it is designed,

These objects, I accomplish 'by means of. such structure and relative arrangement of the parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

On the dra-wings, similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in n the several views,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an engine of a motor vehicle showing how my improved apparatus Amay be attached thereto.-

I Tig. 2 is a vertical section through thev Huid container used in connection with thel apparatus.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on a line X-X of Fig. 1.

In orderthat the following detailed description of the invention may be more readily understood, I wish to point out that it is a well known fact that kerosene and water separately have heretofore been used for cleansing carbon from engines. This has been done in various ways either by the admission \of the same into the engine through the carbureter while the 'engineis running and in a heated condition, or the kerosene has been admitted to the engine through the pet-cocks or otheropenings and allowed to remain within the cylinders for a. considerable length of time. This softens the carbon and upon the engine being `started it is discharged through the exhaust manifold. By my present invention, I aim to introduce into the engine cylinders a vapor ized kerosene properly proportioned to soften and cleanse any carbon deposits within such cylinders. This mixture is continuously admitted when the engine is operating under its own power. Thus, in addition to serving as a carbon remover, it acts to generally increase the eiiciency of the combustion within the cylinders aS it is a well known fact that a vaporized kerosene, when mixed V with the explosive mixture in properproportions, tends to increase the combustible properties of such mixture. While this vaporized kerosene is admitted continuously dur ing the operation of the motor, I also provide a further means whereby a considerable quantity of kerosene and water may be admitted at any desired time to the engine and thus' give it a thorough andcompletel cleansing at given periods. vIn connection with the admission of the vaporized kerosone, I may also increase the quantity of air ,-admittcd to the cylinders when the engine is ico vIn practica-1 fill this receptacle-3 with suitably proportioned quantities of kerosene4 y and Water. At one endof the receptaclev 3 is an outlet valve 4 connected by a pipe 5 with a `T 6, the lateral extension 7 of which is in communication with the interior of the in- `take manifold l. V

An elbow 8 communicates with the upper sideof the receptacle 3 and is connected with a pipe v9 extending parallel with, the said re- 4 ceptacle 3. `The lower inner side of this pipe 9 is in a lower plane than the point of communication from the elbow 8 into such pipe, as shown clearly in Fig. 3, so if any raw. liquid should flow down through the said pipe 9 it'willLnot discharge into the receptacle 3 but^will carry on down through the 'said pipe 9, Vwhichcommunicates` at its lower end with -the T6. f-

The opposite end of the pipe 9 is in connection with across 'fitting 10. The said fitting 10.is placed in communication at its uppeifend by means of ports 11 and 12 with `outlet pipes 13 and lprojecting through the fluid containing receptacle `15. This re-` ceptacle 15 is divided by acenter divisionwall 16 into two compartments 17 and 18. A filling funnel l19is provided for the compartment 17 and a filling funnel 20 is provided for the compartment 18. Each of the compartments 17 and 18 is providedwith a small bleed port 17@ and 18a, respectively, to prevent `a tendency to vacuum' within the compartments. A portg17" leads from the compartment 17 into thepipe 14 and/.a port 18b leads from the compartment sition of the opposite side.

18yiiito the pipe 13. The open or closed poport 17 is controlled by a valve stem 21 threaded intothe pipe 14, as at22, and provided with a thumb screw 23 at yits upper end, held against 'abnormal ro tation by means of any desired tension spring 24. l Similarly, the open 4or closed position of the port 18? is controlled by a valve stem 25 threadedfiiito the pipe 13, as at 26, and provided atitsouter end with a thumb screw 27 likewise held against abnormal rotation by'means of a 4tension spring 28. A manually controlled air inlet valve 29 communicates with thefitting 10 on one side and a semi-inamlallycontrolled air inlet valve 30 communicates with the `fitting 10 from the i This valve30 may bel ofthat type shown in Patent No.v 1,026,533 and commonly known asthe Stewart gas saver. lVhen this type is used, the fiexible wire 31 may beextended along the steering 4post 32 to a ,point adjacent the steering wheel 33 whereit may be controlled hy the usual finger lever 34;. The purpose and action of these air valves will beset forth hereafter.

In practice, the compartn'1ent17 may be filled with kerosene and the compartment 18 with gasolene. As has already been noted,

the receptacle 3 is illedvwith kerosene and Water. The air Valve 29 may be set at any desired posi-tion to permita suction from the manifold intake`1 through the T 6 and pipe 9. As the engine operates, the heat from the exhaust manifold 2'heats the fluids within the receptacle 3. This causes a vapor of kerosene and water to rise from said receptacle and pass into the elbow 8 and hence into the pipe 9, whereupon it may be drawn into the intake manifold 1 and hence into l l the engine. This vapor will both tend to perfect the combustion of the fuel and at the same time will soften and loosen any carbon deposits which'tend to form within the engine cylinders. M V

This action will be continuous whenever the engine is in operation and the beneficial results will therefore be ever present within the engine cylinders. l

I If at any predetermined time it is desired to admit greater quantities of kerosene or water directly to the engine cylinders, the valve 4 may be opened and then the suction ofthe engine will draw a quantity of the kerosene or water directly into the engine through the pipe 5, depending on the level ofthe dividing line of the two fluids in the receptacle with respect to the opening in the valve 4e. It has heen found in practice that the use of either kerosene or water is beneficial for cleaning the cylinders of the engine Vwhen warm and running'.

If it .is desired'to give the engine cylinders la thorough .cleansing with kerosene' a1one,.the valve 21 is opened and the kerocompartment 18 will then be admittedl through the port 18", pipe 13, port 11, fitting 10, pipe 9 and T 6 into the intake manifold 1. The suction of the engine will then draw this into the engine cylinders. VThis can be used for priming the engineer enriching the explosive mixture at any -time found desirable.

Thek fact that the bottom lever of the pipe 9 is below the connection o rthe elbow 8 therewith will prevent any of, thi's raw kerosene -or gasolene from fiowig into the receptacle 3 as it is passing through the pipe 9.

` A quantity of air may he admitted through the valye 29; and this quantity may be increased or diminished as desired during the "ation o?? the engine by means of the. we e @This air 'regulation is necessary provide for the admission of the cleansing soin-tion, or vapor and at the Same time it may be utilized for regulating 'the animent of .in the explosive mix-ture withcylinders to produce the great icy oit the engine.

l een from the foregoing descripeve produced a combination de- A, i is capable oit the following funeuis, n ney: rst, continuouscleansing of from the engine; second, the

eylinders at predetermined times; mining of the engine quickly and any desiredmoment; fourth, an air conn. ol which may he brought into play at any desired time. The many adventagesof all of these to those skilled will be readily apparent in the art. In addition to those advantages which will he ap- Yet fparent E have also found from actual experience that by the use. of my improved an peratus, am able to reduce thenormal fuel consunziption of the enginefrom ten to twen- 'per centn and in addition to this to il ease speed of the motor vehicle from three to miles for each fifteen miles of the present normal speed.

llt will. aieo loe seen, from the foregoing description, vthat have produced such a de- *gggh eleausing of the carbon from the vice as substantially fulfils the objects of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice,'such devia tions from such detail may be resorted to as do not forma departure from the spirit o the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful. and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

Y A carbon cleanser for engines comprising a receptacle adapted to hold a cleansing Huid arranged to be heated to pass off a vapor, an outlet fromthe receptacle adapted' the first named receptacle, and valves controlling ,communication between the compartments and the second named outlet.

In testimony whereof l aiix my signature i in presence of two Witnesses.

RVXLLE J. PRICE.

Witnesses JoHN ANDREW MGMNUS, R. C. MCQUEEN. t 

